Friday marks 60 years since “Bloody Sunday,” a major turning point in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. On March 7, 1965, hundreds of civil rights advocates, including late Congressman ...

Events, many of them free, include a re-enactment of the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. The marches are led by Salute Selma, Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee and the city of Montgomery.

Selma, Alabama, has a population less than 20,000 people. As organizers welcome thousands of visitors to commemorate the 60 th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama, planners say 2025 ...

"We got to the highest point on this bridge," Lewis said in an interview with NPR, standing on the bridge ten years ago. "Down below we saw a sea of blue – Alabama state troopers." Then-Alabama Gov.

Thousands gathered in Selma, Alabama to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and advocate for voting rights. Speakers at the event emphasized the ongoing fight for voting rights and ...

“We got to the highest point on this bridge,” Lewis said in an interview with NPR, standing on the bridge ten years ago. “Down below we saw a sea of blue – Alabama state troopers.” ...

"We got to the highest point on this bridge," Lewis said in an interview with NPR, standing on the bridge ten years ago. "Down below we saw a sea of blue – Alabama state troopers." Then-Alabama Gov.

SELMA, Ala. — People make the pilgrimage annually to walk across the iconic Edmund Pettus Bridge, where on March 7, 1965, law officers attacked civil rights activists in an incident that became ...

Sixty years ago, on March 7, 1965, a group of Black Americans set out on a march from Selma to Montgomery to demand their most fundamental right—the right to vote. They never made it that day.

On March 7, 1965, a pivotal moment in American history unfolded as Black civil rights activists faced brutal violence while marching for their right to vote. This tragic event, known as Bloody ...

The Marshall Project reports on the future of police accountability, which remains uncertain as misconduct persists and focus ...